The Bears took it a step further Sunday afternoon by rolling to a 4-1 victory over eighth-seeded TCU in the Big 12 women's soccer championship at the Blossom Soccer Complex.

The second-seeded Bears (17-1-4), whose lone loss was a 2-1 overtime decision to Long Beach State on Aug. 26, stuck with the strategy that had worked for them previously.

They played aggressive defense, holding TCU to three shots on goal. In addition, Baylor got two goals from Hanna Gilmore and two assists from Dana Larsen, the tournament's most valuable offensive player.

“It's everything we could want,” Larsen said. “We always believed in this team. To finally get here is so exciting.”

Although the Bears had registered a 2-0 victory over TCU in the regular-season finale and were the clear-cut favorites, the Frogs had created some magic of their own in the tournament.

TCU (7-10-4) started with a 1-0 stunner over top-seeded West Virginia and registered a 4-2 penalty-kicks victory over No. 3 seed Texas.

Baylor, however, had too much firepower.

The Bears misfired on three shots early in the first half, but in the 21st minute, Selby Polley took an assist from Larsen and drilled a shot for a 1-0 lead.

“I didn't see that one coming,” Polley said. “I was up there and figured I'd go for it. It was good to get us going.”

TCU's scoring chances were limited in the first half, but the Frogs threatened in the final minutes. However, an attempt at the tying goal was halted on a leaping snag by goalkeeper Michelle Kloss.

Baylor added another goal early in the second half. The Bears moved in for a score, but TCU keeper Vittoria Arnold, the tournament's defensive MVP, came up with two saves. Shortly after the misses, Gilmore took a pass from Larsen and slipped the ball through for a 2-0 lead in the 54th minute.

TCU made it interesting with a goal from Lindsy Schafer in the 76th minute.

But Baylor countered with the backbreaker on back-to-back goals from Gilmore and Larissa Campos.

The Bears find out today where they'll be headed for the NCAA tournament.

“We'll take what we get, but we have confidence,” Baylor coach Marci Jobson said. “We only have one loss. We should get a good draw because of it.”